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The History of Life on Earth: Vocabulary

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scientific evidence data, or information,

that either supports or

counters a scientific

theory or idea

scientific theory

a well-tested
explanation of scientific
observations and
experiments that is
supported by a large
amount of evidence

scientific law

a description of a

natural phenomenon

that has been

repeatedly tested and

appears to be without

exception
relative dating

the process of
determining whether
one rock, fossil, or
event is older or
younger than another

absolute dating the process of

determining the

approximate age of a

rock, fossil, or event

model a representation of an

object or process that

makes important

aspects easier to

observe

geologic time scale

a model used to study


the history of Earth that
divides this history into
blocks of time such as
geologic eras and
geologic periods
Fossil the preserved remains or
traces of a once-living
organism

Fossil Record the history of life on Earth as


documented by the fossils
collected so far

biodiversity the variety of species on


Earth

mass extinction an event in the history of life


on Earth in which a large
number of species go extinct
over a relatively short time
period

extinct when all members of a


species die and the species
no longer exists
constraints the limitations on an
engineering solution

criteria the requirements that must


be met for an engineering
solution to be considered
successful

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